Band pledges $100,000 to counter CO2 effects of tour

Rock group Pearl Jam has promised to donate $100,000 (£54,456) to several groups that focus on climate change, renewable energy and other environmental causes as part of an effort to offset carbon emissions the band churns out on tour.

"Our carbon portfolio strategy is the newest component of our ongoing efforts to advance clean renewable energy and carbon mitigation," the Seattle-based band said in a statement on its website (pearljam.com/activism/carbon.php).

Cascade Land Conservancy and EarthCorps, which work to protect and replenish forests near Seattle, are among nine organisations to receive donations.